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By Tom Ivan
ITN reports that an NUT commissioned study, entitled Pressure and Professionalism, found that teachers are facing a tougher time than ever before dealing with children that are allowed to over-indulge in pastimes like playing videogames which can lead to unruly behavior.
“Teachers claimed that pupils, even in the early years of primary education, were reluctant to follow instructions and that a minority could be extremely confrontational, used foul language and could even be physically aggressive," said the Cambridge University-led study.
"Parents seem to be trying to cope by over-indulging their youngsters,” said NUT general secretary Steve Sinnott, referring to the amount of time children spend playing games.
"… Parents are struggling in a commercialized world to deal with poor behavior on the part of their children and that spills over into schools, making it more difficult for teachers to cope with youngsters."
